The Microsoft Azure Stack brings Azure to any datacenter. It creates an ideal private or hybrid cloud infrastructure with consistent APIs, tools, and shared ecosystem. Only Microsoft delivers a true hybrid infrastructure.

The Microsoft Azure Stack will be available as part of the 2016 wave of products. Those interested in our vision can start the journey by trying the new Azure Portal and Azure Resource Manager, or with Windows Server 2012 R2, System Center 2012 R2, and the Azure Pack.

Why the Azure Stack

Given the significant investments Microsoft has made in Azure to support the increasing velocity of business expectations, we are uniquely positioned to bring those learnings to your on-premises datacenters, helping IT transform the role of technology. Microsoft Azure Stack enables you to transition from traditional IT control, towards providing vision and innovation in a services-based approach. Microsoft is providing Azure tools, processes and infrastructure so you can best support your users. Our cloud is the edge of your datacenter; your services can be the edge of our cloud.